Dream 18: Riviera Country Club

Every golfer has a dream course-or, more likely, dream courses. It’s part of golfing tradition, where you stand at the tee box of your local nine-hole spot or driving range (or maybe from the 19th hole) and pretend you’re limbering up from a …

No. 11: 583 yards, par 5

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The 11th is a long, fairly straight par 5, but also the 10-toughest hole on the course. Teeing off is a challenge. The narrow fairway is lined with Eucalyptus trees, which are a visual treat but trying on approach shots. And if that doesn’t add enough pressure, the green is protected on the right by a large bunker, which only adds to the difficulty of the approach.